#SCOTUS is “…far behind in issuing rulings for cases heard since the start of the term in Oct. The #court has announced just 5 decisions, leaving 92% of cases to be resolved b4 the term ends in late Jun or early Jul.
“…the court’s backlog represents the slowest pace of any term in the tenure of CJ #JohnRoberts. By Mar1 of the ‘05 term, the court had issued rulings in >⅓ of its cases. That dropped to 21% by this point in the ‘20 term. This yr, it is at 8%.”
@Nonilex
Honest to God! We have a GOP House blocking ALL progress for Americans and obstructing aid to stop Putin in his murderous tracks, AND we have SCOTUS apparently on perennial vacation. Given how many critical decisions end up before the Holy Robed Gods (decisions directly affecting our lives), you’d think they’d at least do a minimum of actual work.
“Some noted the absence on the bench of Justice #RuthBaderGinsburg (#RBG), who was always determined to get her opinions out quickly & set the pace by issuing the first opinion of the term.
“It is likely that the justices have completed majority opinions in more cases argued early in the term than they have announced so far. But they cannot release those rulings until their colleagues complete both dissenting opinions & concurrences…
“Back in the fall, it seemed the most significant cases on the court’s calendar would be a trio of challenges to the power of the administrative state & a pair of #FirstAmendment cases targeting #laws in TX & FL that control how major #socialmedia platforms curate #content. Since then, #Trump’s #legal & #political troubles have seemingly overwhelmed the docket.”
“‘That was then, this is now — & now it’s Donald Trump, Donald Trump, Donald Trump,’ said Pamela Karlan, a Stanford #law prof & co-dir of the school’s #SCOTUS#Litigation Clinic.
“In Jan, the justices agreed to decide whether states can #disqualify#Trump from the #ballot for…the #Jan6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. The court quickly held argument 5wks later, w/a majority… appearing poised to prevent CO from barring Trump from holding office. But they have not announced their decision.”
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